Vahevala

INTRO (accordion and recorder): A  D  A  E  D  A

                        D               A
I'm thinking 'bout when I was a sailor
                       D    G    A
I spent my time on the open sea
                                  G
When we'd stay off the coast of Jamaica
    A5                    D A5
I'd secretly steal ashore
     G5                   D
When natives were waiting for
A5                         D5 A5
The boy with the lazy soul
   E              D
To sing with a sailor


CHORUS:
A         E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Em                   A
Every evening I'd be gone
Em                        A     E      A
Back on board by break of dawn____


                       G                  A
I'm thinking 'bout the nights in Jamaica
                     D        G       A
Pretty girls dancing here and there
                        G                 D
Stole a keg and now I'm drunk as a sailor
    A5                    D A5
And captain he don't know
                    G5  D
Where Billy he done go
    A5                             D5 A5
But I'm singing with native girls
    E                                D
The songs of a sailor (songs of a sailor)


CHORUS:
A         E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Em                 A
Every sailor sail away
              Em                        A     E
You better be back on board by break of day____


INSTRUMENTAL: A  D  A  E  (10x)


BRIDGE:
      A                     D
Every night in Jamaica, I'd sing with the lady
    A                            E         A
And drink with the men, 'til the morning appear
                      D
Well, the sunshine is fresh on my face
       A                      E
As the song of the night puts the ring in my ear


CHORUS:
A         E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Em                 A
Every sailor sail away
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
              Em                        A
You better be back on board by break of day
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away